DOE: US energy storage pipeline up 300% since Inflation Reduction Act passed
There is a four-fold difference between how much energy storage the US Department of Energy (DOE) forecasted would be deployed by 2040 before the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and how much it now forecasts.
Sonnedix inks solar EPC agreement for 858MW European portfolio
Independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix has inked a framework agreement with European engineering and construction companies Eiffage.
“The government is facilitating an over-reliance on China”: US PV manufacturers demand greater support for local production
The Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA) Coalition has called for a “strengthening [of] the domestic supply chain”.
Enel Green Power, Mercedes-Benz projects push forward European flow battery efforts
What is thought to be the largest vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) at a solar farm in Europe has been switched on by Enel Green Power in Mallorca, Spain.
JinkoSolar ships 78.5GW of PV modules in 2023, up 76.4% YoY
Solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has ended 2023 with 78.5GW of solar modules shipped, up 76.4% year-over-year.
Chinese companies supplied half of US PV modules in 2023
Chinese companies supplied half of US PV modules in 2023, but Indian imports are growing as restrictions on Chinese products tighten.
EU Batteries Regulation ‘will force energy storage industry to think more about end of life’
The European Union’s new Batteries Regulation will be a driver of change in how the energy storage system industry thinks about procurement and managing batteries at the end of life.
Meyer Burger clarifies US$225 million share issue to support US expansion
Swiss-owned solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has clarified the terms of its recently-announced rights issue, designed to raise money towards its US manufacturing expansion plans.
Baywa r.e. starts construction on Spanish co-located solar and wind plant
German engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Baywa r.e has begun building a 135MW/53MW co-located wind and solar PV project in Zaragoza, Spain.
Iberdrola, FCC sign agreement to promote solar PV panel recycling
Spanish utility Iberdrola has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with management of industrial and commercial waste company FCC Ámbito to promote the industrial-scale recycling of solar PV panels.